Olathe South High School

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PCA Symposium

PCA

The Olathe South PCA held their Senior Symposium May 11th. Each strand was represented by a student speaker who presented their senior project. The speakers were:

Maggie Zehren--Business; Internship with Human Resources, City of Olathe

Jessica Stirton--Communication Arts; Internship at Cumulus Broadcasting

Lisa Henderson--Legal Studies; Mentored by Olathe City Attorney, Lisa proposed a recycling project supported by the City and Olathe Girls Softball Association .

Kelyse McKee--Science/Engineering; Internship in the emergency room at Shawnee Mission Medical Center

View pictures from the evening here.

Kansas Legislature sets school funding for 2010-11

The Olathe District was pleased to learn today (Tuesday, May 11) that the Legislature had completed its work on the budget for next year. State funding for K-12 will remain at the reduced $4,012 per student that occurred this past November. (NOTE: School funding was $4,433 per student at the beginning of the 2008-09 school year.) Read more...

Golden Girls dance their way to Top 10 finish

The Olathe South Golden Girls were recognized as one of the top ten military teams in the country on Wednesday evening by the Creative Precision Award organization.

The award began out of a pool of 200 drill teams from across the country and was then narrowed to 100 then 50 then 25 and then 10...we are one of the ten! We are the only Midwest team, and the only team that does our own choreography! The award is titled The Creative Precision Award and the company is out of California. No gimmicks, they did not ask for money-they just want to keep military alive! In looking at the other nominees and winners, it is an amazing honor.

Our team was picked up as a result of a YouTube video of our military routine from this year. Several judges saw the video online and we instantly became one of the original 200 drill teams. There was a national panel of judges that reviewed all nominees. If you would like to go to the site please visit http://sites.google.com/site/creativeprecisionawards/home

OS Olympic Weight Lifting Club

Weights Olathe South will have USA Weightlifting Team in the next school year. ANYONE is eligible to participate. Males, females, athletes or non-athletes. It doesn't matter if you've never seen the inside of a weightroom before. All are eligible. This sport will be coached by USA weightlifting certified coaches in a success filled environment.

If you interested in being on the First USA Weightlifting team at a high school in the state of Kansas, come to the meeting right after school May 20th in library. See Coach Jasiczek in Room 215 if you have any questions prior to the meeting.

Southern Highlights: May Edition Online

Find out about the latest news and celebrations taking place at Olathe South.

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AVID Newsletter

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CHAMPIONS!

Girls Bball

Tod Palmer - Olathe Daily News

EMPORIA, Kan. | Navia Palu and Ebonee Bell burst into tears at 5:31 p.m. Saturday evening at White Auditorium.

The Olathe South seniors had just helped the Falcons polish off a 54-49 victory against Wichita Heights for the first Kansas 6A state championship in the program's history. The frustration of last year's runner-up finish and the joy of finally being champions simply overwhelmed Olathe South's girls.

“It was amazing and I never felt so much of a rush come over me,” Palu said. “It was such an accomplished feeling and I was so proud of everyone on this team.”

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Attendance Procedure Bell

Attendance is a vital aspect of student success in high school…

Parents/guardians are asked to notify the attendance office
the day before or by 9:00 a.m. on the date of the absence.
913.780.7866

The following may be recognized as excused absences:

Personal illness

Serious illness or death of a member of the family or close friend

Obligatory religious observances of the students’ own faith

Participation in a school-approved student activity

Verified physician or dentist appointments

Court appearances

Emergency situations requiring immediate action

An absence which has been requested in writing and approved
in advance by the building administration

In-school and out-of-school suspensions

Tardies

A student is tardy if he/she arrives to class within 10 minutes of the start of class. A student is recorded as absent if he/she is more than 10 minutes late to class.
You may access your child’s attendance/tardies through Parent Access, which is updated daily.

1st hour:
A 1-minute warning bell rings to help students arrive to class on time. Students report directly to their 1st hour class. Teachers address 1st hour tardies in the following manner:
            Tardy 1—warning
            Tardy 2—warning and parent contact encouraged
            Tardy 3—25-minute detention and parent contact
            Tardy 4—Referral to office (50-minute detention assessed)

2nd-7th hours:
A 1-minute warning bell rings to help students arrive to class on time. Any student not arriving to class on time must report to the tardy table.

For Tardy #1-5, the student is given an Admit to Class slip. Teachers have been instructed not to allow students into class late without an Admit from the Tardy Table.

For Tardy #6-9, the student is escorted directly to ISS for the duration of that hour.

For Tardy #10-14, the student is assigned a Seminar ISS.

For Tardy #15 and on, the student will receive an Admit to Class slip and 1 day ISS.


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